Mineral Economics and Policy

Tilton, John E.; Guzmán, Juan Ignacio

doi:10.4324/9781315733708

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“…The historical evolution of global mineral production records a systematic net growth, despite various upand-down interchanges documenting successive economic cycles of variable extent (e.g. Mudd, 2007a, b:, Schodde, 2012Humphreys, 2013;Sverdrup and Ragnasdöttir, 2014;Tilton and Guzmán, 2016;Mudd et al, 2017;Mudd and Jowitt, 2018). This general trend is expected to remain positive and high, possibly increasing for a large number of industrial minerals and metals, since the underlying demand from an expanding world population and emerging economies will continue to rise (see Section 3).…”

Section: Long-term Availability Of Mineral Resourcesmentioning

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“…As far as what specifically concerns the mining industry, the challenges shaped around the concept of sustainability have been generating different opportunities for technological advancements and innovations in extractive and processing activities, also driving significant improvements for the engagement of local community (e.g. Humphreys, 2001;Petrie, 2007;Shields, 1998;Mudd and Ward, 2008;Worrall et al, 2009;Mudd, 2010;Giurco and Cooper, 2012;Ali, 2014;Tilton and Guzmán, 2016;Revuelta, 2018). Many successful examples can be quoted in both lines of action but we must recognize that much still remains to be done; and this is the right time to irreversibly implement responsible mining practices (e.g.…”

Section: Challenges and Opportunities Related To Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges and opportunities for a successful mining industry in the future.

Mateus¹,

Martins²

2019

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Modern models of sustainable economic growth are metal-intensive and will not be successful in the future unless a continuous supply of mineral-derived products is ensured. Despite this being logical, there is still a significant reluctance regarding mineral exploration and mining activities, often reflected in: (i) unfavourable public opinions; and (ii) absence of political measures or continuity of agendas that actually appreciate the way minerals are produced and the players directly or indirectly involved in this production. To succeed, the mining industry will have to (re)define its strategy and find innovative approaches to old problems and clearly demonstrate that mineral products can be efficiently delivered to support global development and assist suitable paths to welfare and quality of life, thus also providing real value to all concerned. In this study we give a concise review of the main challenges posed to the mining industry, and also indicate the most relevant opportunities and advance some proposals to constructively face the identified weaknesses and threats. The fundamental outcome is that the long-term balance between supply and demand of mineral products requires concerted actions on different fronts aiming: (i) the safeguarding of known resources; (ii) high-quality (scientifically and technologically driven) exploration surveys; (iii) improvements in mining and mineral transformation/ beneficiation; (iv) advances in consistent combinations of primary and secondary sources of raw materials, along with higher concerns on their judicious use; (v) effective and stable mining policies; and (vi) new insights on the role played by the mining industry through fruitful dialogues with society in general.

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Section: Long-term Availability Of Mineral Resourcesmentioning

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Section: Challenges and Opportunities Related To Sustainabilitymentioning

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Challenges and opportunities for a successful mining industry in the future.

Mateus¹,

Martins²

2019

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“…Aside from its investment properties, gold has several industrial uses in dentistry, jewellery and various minor technological uses. The industrial uses are also significant since they provide another avenue of demand that could affect price through the intensity of use -the demand for commodities at different stages of economic development (Tilton & Guzmán, 2016). During the gold price surge, the demand for commodities was principally driven by emerging economies, of which China has been recognised as a significant actor in virtually all commodity markets ix , particularly in the demand for base metals.…”

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Structural Changes of the 21st Century and their Impact on the Gold Price

Grynberg

Kaulihowa

Singogo

2019

JEBS

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Beginning in the trough of 2000 and culminating in the peak of 2012, gold prices have exhibited a spectacular and unparalleled increase. Based on annual averages, the price of gold did not decrease at all over this 12 year period. The paper considers the various factors that have shaped the surge of gold spot prices over the last two decades using quarterly data. The analysis considers the role of structural changes such as Chinaâ€™s liberalization of the domestic gold market post-2003 and its impact on demand as well as other important economic factors such as risk, the role of quantitative easing and other fundamental factors in the gold market. The study investigates which of the macroeconomic and structural factors are responsible for the long term bullish trend in the gold price, of which China, global economic risk assessments along with quantitative easing have been crucial to understanding the almost uninterrupted price increase over the period.

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“…Copper and aluminum are sold under tonnage [8]. According to metallurgical professionals, income from the sale of metals varies according to the fluctuation of the cost of the dollar [9].…”

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Radiological Quality and Dangerousness of Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals Waste in Cotonou (Benin)

Hounsou¹,

Sina

Avocefohoun³

et al. 2020

AJEE

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The peoples in Cotonou give themselves to sorting and recycling activities of scrap metal for lack of financial means. The uncontrolled use of this scrap metal has effects on the health of users (waste pickers, sorters, recyclers …). It was to assess the radiological quality and the degrees of dangerousness of this scrap metal waste that we conducted a study on the urban scrap storage site in Cotonou. Thus, this study is a contribution to improving the health of scrap metal collectors, sorters and recyclers in Cotonou. To achieve this objective, measurements of the dose rates of ionizing radiation from scrap metal were measured using a radiation survey meter. Measurements are made on contact and from a distance. In addition, analyzes of the waste of the powder samples by gamma spectrometry were also carried out. It emerges from this study that the quantities of ionizing radiation doses vary ranging from 7.14 msv for simple copper to 7.17 msv for iron per year. Thus the quantities of ionizing radiation doses increase with burnt copper 22 msv per year and stainless steel 53 msv per year. These doses are significantly higher than the standard of the dose threshold accepted by the IAEA, which is 100 msv over 5 years for workers or on average 20 msv on contact. Ionizing radiation emitted by scrap metal, engine batteries and battery cells cannot be detected by our survey meter beyond 95 cm. In the case of powder waste, it appears that the powder waste contains radionuclides such as K40, Pb 214 and Ra 226, which give off variable energies and exhibit various activities. These effective doses being clearly above the thresholds accepted by the IAEA confirms the fact that scrap metal is dangerous to the health of workers.

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Mineral Economics and Policy

Cited by 55 publications

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Challenges and opportunities for a successful mining industry in the future.

Challenges and opportunities for a successful mining industry in the future.

Structural Changes of the 21st Century and their Impact on the Gold Price

Radiological Quality and Dangerousness of Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals Waste in Cotonou (Benin)

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